Curtain drier and stretcher



Patented Nov. 1v1, 1930 Uni-'rac srafras FREDA i.. HANNUM, oe

SEATTLE, WASI-IINCurTON"` CURTAIN Divina AND s'rREroHER Application mea Mayas,

My invention relates vto improvements in" Y 1133' when the drying process is finished.

Another object is' to provide a perforated' shell'of this nature which has tapethreaded therethrough both longitudinally and ciry cumferentially to afford means to which the curtains may he pinned or otherwise fastened.y

Another Objectis to'pjrovide a curtain drying and stretching shell of this nature having one or more longitudinally corrugated end pieces preferably of expanding or conical shape which are adapted to have the rufles of the curtain drawn thereover so that they will impart aflutedshape to said ruifles during the drying process.

Another obj ect is to provide a curtain drier 5V and stretcher of this nat-ure which is made up of two or more telescopic sections adapted to form a drying and stretching tube when they are extended and to form a hamper or receptacle when they are telescoped.

Other and more specific objects will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In laundering curtains it is necessary to I stretch the curtains Vwhile they are drying so that they will dry smooth and straight and will not require ironing. In domestic or home laundry work this has heretofore been done by pinning the curtains out fiat on large rectangular frames. These frames cost a substantial amount, are cumbersome to handle, take up a great deal of room andordinarily must be set up and taken down each time they are used. My present invention overcomes the objections due to these frames by providing a curtain stretching and drying device of such cheap construction that' it may be purchased by any person desiring vto launder their own curtains and by providing a curtain drier and stretcher which is always ready for use, whichl does not have to be set up and taken down, whichtakes up very little room ,either when in'use or when not in use, and which is eflicient in drying` curtains quickly "and leaving the saine ,55

straight and smooth;i j In the accompanyingdrawings Figurev p1 is, an elevation' of a curtainv drying and stretching device constructed' inrr accordance with my invention. 3 Figs. 2 and Sare cross sections of the same substantiallyvon broken lines 2+2fand respectively of Fig. 1. Y Fig. 4 is al fragmentary view4 partlyv in longitudinalv section andfpartly in elevations-5 showing'a rufliedrierand shaper on thel end ofthe main drying tube.' i Fig'. 5 is 'a fragmentary cross section ion line V5-5 of Fig, l of saidruiie drier!"4 i `Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section 'of a'cur- 70' tain stretcher yanddrier'made up ofa'jplu'- rality of telescopic y sectionsl the y'same' being shown eX- tended." I` 1 i "f` vFig. 7 fis an elevation showing the telescopicn drier telescoped orcollapsed to form a ham` 75 v er.` 'I' Like reference numeralsl designate flike parts throughout the several views".

yReferring toj Figs. lV to`5 inclusive "the numeral l0v designates a relatively long tube 30. preferably constructed ofcardboard 'orfofv similar cheap material. The tube `l0 is preferably open at .both ,endsand .isi provided with a pluralityof perforations 11 whereby' air for dryingpurposes may circ'ulate'freely` 85 therethrough. The perforations 11 also serve as means through which circumferential and longitudinal strips or tapesl2 and 13 respectively Vof flexible material may be passed, said tapes being thus secured to the cylinder and serving as means to which curtains ltkmay be pinned orlotherwise attached. s

For the purpose cfdrying and stretching curtains with-ruines, I provide7 on the end of the tube l07 .an vexpande-d or conical member 91;'. l5 which is longitudinally, corrugated or luted as shovvn'in Fig. 5, and is adapted to impart al uted shape to 'any `ruffle which is dried thereon. Theco'nicalruiie drier may be rigidly secured to the tube 10 or it may be 100 Y therethrough so that the ruffle may be pinned tothetapes'. l Y Y In Figs and/TI have shown a curtain drier and stretcher composed of tWo telescopic sec- 'Y tionsV 16 andl'?V perforated fas vatlS and aIj-,A

dettahble therefrom ana Said fue@ drier may be perforated andmay have tapes threaded ranged'tofbfe extended as shown in lFig.-6` for i Y drying purposes` or to betelescoped; as shown i telescopic device isadjustableto .curtains of 'sameinaygbeltalenfapart and Vused independ f 1i ently of sire-d. Y

eac-hl otherJ for shortitcurtains if.y dei y 1 Intlieuseofgthis'curta-indrierandstretch-l er one end of the Wet curtain 'is preferably Y lirs'tpdrawnlout straight and pinned to the tape 1 3 which extends lengthwise of the tube Vandtheic urtain isthenrolled or Wound on the c tube,' theedges of 'the-,curtain-beingdrawn v or-stretchedout and pinnedto theyendtapes'v i l2 as the,Winding-proceeds,thusgstretching i' 4 and ai means to which Vvtheedge'srof Vthegcur;

Y straight.

thel curtain andholdingtheedges of the-saine The tapes'V 12j-form'Y aguide forl o keeping-3 'the edges@ of :the Curtains Straight 'tainsf may.l beI fastened aindasaid I tapes are 2. A curtain stretcher and tube and lacing* strips of flexible naat-erialfari'` ranged Ato be; Ylaced through the registering,

LIclaim:v *c ,Y Y 1. VA curtain' stretcher; and drierf embodying a perforatedshell,y and strips of pliable curtain maybesecured, Y l y, drier enibodyf material threaded through the perforations in said tube and extendinglongitudinally and c1rc unlferentially-thereof.`

3'. A' curtain stretcher. and drier embody-v ingarperforated tube and a corrugated ruffle i i Y drier section at the ,end ofjsaid tubeL lsi-rcurtain` stretcherrand drier embody-` ing a; perforated tube -and an AVexpanded [cone shaped,longitudinally corru connected Withsaid tube; Y

5. Devices of the class 'desi'cribedernbofdyingaplurality of'relatively,telescopic perfo# `material threadedthrough the perforations .i

in said shell" and forming `'means to which a fso scopedwithinV each other to lform La receptacle or tobe extended to formV ay curtain 'drying perforations of said sections; to securefsaid sections in extended position and to afford: means tof Whichthe .curtains may be fastened! The foregoingv specification]v signed'A at Seattle, VaShQythiS 14th day'offMayilQ-Q 1 g ;V FREDAIL- HAANNUM; I Y

5"- easi'ly taken outv and putin again so that they Y Vmay bequickly land easily adjusted for c ur- Y 'tains of different yWidth@ f Y l,

' After a ydamp curtain has been rolled y0n tllef4 i throughV the curtain and hastenV the drying retain this desired shape after theA curtain is n dried. yThe tube V10 does'not lneed to be of largedi'ameteranda curtain may overlap several times whenv it isr Wound onk said tube f Witlioutseriously 'retarding' the 'process'off The foregoing Ydescription and accompanyinggdravvings clearly disclose,y certain preferred embodimentsof ymy invention',` but it will be yunderstood that this disclosure Yis merely illustrative and that-such changes iny process; If the ruffleiscausedtoconform'to thef flutedV shape of the ruile former it willv Construction ,may be made as are fain-yeasA in the. sopeganaspirit of the following.v .C Cl'arn; 'l i n Y c A. um

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